Vanguard Small-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:VB) Reaches New 52-Week High – Should You Buy?

Vanguard Small-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:VB)’s stock price reached a new 52-week high during trading on Friday . The stock traded as high as $261.76 and last traded at $261.3260, with a volume of 78673 shares traded. The stock had previously closed at $260.26.

Vanguard Small-Cap ETF Stock Performance

The stock has a market capitalization of $70.12 billion, a P/E ratio of 18.27 and a beta of 1.10. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $254.23 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $246.49.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Vanguard Small-Cap ETF

A number of institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. Versant Capital Management Inc raised its position in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 7.3% in the 3rd quarter. Versant Capital Management Inc now owns 588 shares of the company’s stock worth $149,000 after acquiring an additional 40 shares in the last quarter. Bar Harbor Wealth Management grew its stake in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 2.3% during the second quarter. Bar Harbor Wealth Management now owns 1,905 shares of the company’s stock worth $451,000 after purchasing an additional 42 shares during the period. Transce3nd LLC increased its holdings in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 10.3% in the second quarter. Transce3nd LLC now owns 448 shares of the company’s stock worth $106,000 after purchasing an additional 42 shares in the last quarter. Grey Ledge Advisors LLC lifted its stake in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 3.4% in the third quarter. Grey Ledge Advisors LLC now owns 1,293 shares of the company’s stock valued at $329,000 after buying an additional 42 shares during the period. Finally, USAdvisors Wealth Management LLC lifted its stake in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 0.7% in the second quarter. USAdvisors Wealth Management LLC now owns 6,153 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,459,000 after buying an additional 43 shares during the period.

About Vanguard Small-Cap ETF

The Vanguard Small-Cap ETF (VB) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the CRSP US Small Cap index. The fund tracks the CRSP US Small Cap Index. The market-cap-weighted index includes the bottom 2-15% of the investable universe. VB was launched on Jan 26, 2004 and is managed by Vanguard.